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After a year of visiting baffled doctors and mental health services, William was diagnosed with probable paediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS). (Photo: Pixabay)

Schoolboy turns into 'demon from The Exorcist' because of brain...

Hewlett refuses to eat properly, has a fear of buttons so severe it makes him throw up, and hasn't brushed his teeth for...

19 Oct 2018 1:25 PM IST

Rare birth defect on the rise in Angola. (Photo: Pixabay)

Rare birth defect on the rise in Angola

A lack of data and diagnostic testing along with a woefully inadequate Angolan health system has made tracking the...

19 Oct 2018 12:41 PM IST

Adult men can have their sperm frozen before undergoing radiation or chemotherapy, both of which can render sperm infertile. (Representational Image)

Regular yoga practice can improve sperm DNA quality, says study

Adoption of yoga has shown to lower OS, reduce DNA fragmentation, and thus improve genomic integrity and normalise sperm...

19 Oct 2018 12:07 PM IST

Researchers investigate whether losing weight before surgery improves results. (Photo: Pixabay)

Researchers investigate whether losing weight before surgery improves...

New study highlights the importance of breaking the stigma associated with obese patients in healthcare.

19 Oct 2018 12:03 PM IST

Children with autism likely to become overweight, new study finds. (Photo: Pixabay)

Children with autism likely to become overweight, new study finds

Those with a higher degree of impairment and more severe symptoms were found to be at even greater risk of developing...

19 Oct 2018 10:59 AM IST

Social media can reduce depression in older adults. (Photo: Pixabay)

Social media can reduce depression in older adults

Social media has been found to preserve cognitive function and psychological well-being in this population.

19 Oct 2018 9:55 AM IST

Breast milk protects babies from bacteria resistant to antibiotics. (Photo: Pixabay)

Breast milk protects babies from bacteria resistant to antibiotics:...

Researchers have found breast milk contains a significant number of genes that provide antibiotic resistance for...

19 Oct 2018 9:33 AM IST

New study finds selfish people likely to make less money and have fewer children. (Photo: Pixabay)

New study finds selfish people likely to make less money and have...

Researchers also found people who are most generous have the largest salary increases.

19 Oct 2018 9:10 AM IST

Probiotics combined with antibiotics could help heal wounds. (Photo: Pixabay)

Probiotics combined with antibiotics could help heal wounds

Researchers hope this approach could be used to develop new types of bandages embedded with antibiotics and...

19 Oct 2018 8:53 AM IST

HIV prevention drugs could dramatically cut new infections. (Photo: Pixabay)

HIV prevention drugs could dramatically cut new infections

The researchers found that new diagnoses in gay men across one Australian state dropped by nearly a third.

18 Oct 2018 4:04 PM IST

IUD risk for new mothers depends on timing. (Photo: Pixabay)

IUD risk for new mothers depends on timing

IUDs are T-shaped devices about the size of a quarter that are inserted into the uterus.

18 Oct 2018 3:15 PM IST

Physical activity in childhood improves bone health. (Photo: Pixabay)

Physical activity in childhood improves bone health

Here is what a new study has found.

18 Oct 2018 3:06 PM IST